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DRAW BAR FOR RAILWAY oARs.

No. 553,387. Patented Jan. 21, 1896.

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WJZWESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN IV. BOGGS, OF HUNTINGTON, OREGON.

DRAW-BAR FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,387, dated January21, 1896.

Application filed September 6, 1895 Serial No. 561,608. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN V. Boees, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hunt ington, in the county of Baker and State of Oregon,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Oars; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to railway-cars, and more particularly to themanner of attaching draw-bar followers thereto.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and strongconstruction by means of which the strain from the draw-bar will beexerted in a horizontal direction and lengthwise of the draft-timbers,thus reducing to a minimum the liability of breakage of the timbers.

The invention consists in certain features of construction andcombination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the twolongitudinal drafttimbers of a railway-car, showing the application ofmy invention thereto. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is aside view of one of the draft-rods. Fig. 4: is a top plan view of one ofthe followers, and Fig. 5 is an end view of the same.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the longitudinal draft-timbers which arearranged at the ends of the car. These timbers on their under sides,near their outer ends, are provided with recesses 2, the end walls ofwhich are curved, as shown at 3, and recesses 4: are formed on the undersides of the timbers at each end of the recesses 2. The metal bar 5 isbent midway its length to lie in the 'recesses 2, thence bent uponitself, as shown at 6, to form abutting shoulders 7, and having its ends8 bent outward to fit into the recesses 4. 5 denotes plates, which arearranged beneath the bars, and 6 denotes bolts which extend through theplate, the folds of the bar and the draftings, thus securing the partstogether. the followerguides.

9 denotes the followers, the ends of which are seated in the guides, andthe intermediate portions of which are formed with aper- The bar and theplate forms tures 10-to receive the inner ends of the drawbar 11, whichis provided with nuts 12 to hold it in position.

13 denotes a spring which coils around the draw-bar and is interposedbetween the follower and has its ends engaged therewith.

12L denotes the draft connectingbars which are provided at their endswith elongated apertures through which the ends of the followers projectat each end of the car.

By this construction it will be seen that the draft or strain will be ina horizontal direction, and that owing to the peculiar construction ofthe bar 5 the tendency to split or tear the draft-timbers to which theyare attached is greatly lessened, and the strain will be entirelyrelieved from the edges that connect the bars to the draft-timber. henthe draftrods are not employed, I use the castiron stop-blocks 13, whichextend across the drafttimbers on their under sides, and are arrangedbetween the plates and the bars 5 at their outer ends.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure byLetters Patent of the United States is 1. The combination with the drafttimbers, of a railway car, said timbers bein provided with recesses ontheir under sides, of bars bent intermediate of their ends and seated insaid recesses, the ends of said bars being projected outward in otherrecesses formed on the under side of the bar, plates, and bolts forsecuring the plates and bars to the draft timbers, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination with the draft timbers, of a railway car, said drafttimbers being provided with a recess 2, having curved ends 3, and withrecesses 5, of bars bent intermediate at their ends and seated in therecesses 2, thence bent forward as at 6, and then-having its endsextending outward and seated in the recesses 4, plates arranged beneathsaid bars, and bolts extending through the plates and through the foldof the bar and through the draft timbers, substantially as described.

3. The combination with the draft timbers of railway cars, said timbershaving recesses in their under sides, bars seated in said recesses andformed with shoulders to abut against the walls of said recesses, plateson the under sides of said bars, bolts for securing the plates and. barsto draft tinlbers, followers having their ends seated upon the platesand formed at their centers with apertures, draw-bars in said apertures,springs coiled about the draw-bars and interposed between the followers,nuts for holding the draw bars in place and draft connecting rods havingelongated openings at their ends to embrace the said followers,substantially as described. IO

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

V J. lV. BOGGS. Witnesses:

E. G. GALLEH, J. E. PAUL.

